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Our Emotional Bank Account

Do you budget your emotional energy? Maybe you spend it all as fast as you can and borrow a little from tomorrow? Some people wrap themselves in a protective cocoon and bank almost all of their emotional energy, saving it in an effort not to get hurt. Some of us spend it carelessly, not thinking of tomorrow.  When I’m in a tailspin about biological mother, or anything, it sometimes helps me to remind myself that I’m spending energy that does not come from an endless source. If I spend too much day after day, then eventually I’m in bankruptcy. So, if I have say a hundred dollars of energy a day, how much am I willing to spend on the biological mother of my stepchildren? If I think of it that way , the answer is always ‘not much’ .

Meditation: Help me to spend my emotional energy wisely this week. Help me to put it toward the things that have meaning in my life and not waste much on petty little things or people. Help me to keep things in perspective and spend it in accordance with my values and priorities. Help me to remember to put a little away each day for those major life joys and sorrows that are inevitable.